Russian AnzacsMartin Nicolay Renaud
| Born | 15.01.1879 |
|---|---|
| Place | Riga, Latvia |
| Ethnic origin | Latvian |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Arrived at Australia |
from London on 13.10.1908 per Loch Carron disembarked at Melbourne |
| Residence before enlistment | Port Adelaide, SA, Ravensthorpe, WA, Perth, Boulder, WA |
| Occupation | 1911 'kitchenman at present', 1915 sailor; 1932 orchadist |
| Naturalisation | 1911 |
| Residence after the war | Perth, Mandurah, WA |
| Died | 5.12.1949, Perth |
Service #1
| Service number | 2656 |
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| Enlisted | 18.06.1915 |
| Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Unit | 11th Battalion, 51st Battalion |
| Rank | Private |
| Place | Gallipoli, 1915; Western Front, 1916 |
| Casualties | WIA 1916 |
| Final fate | RTA 17.10.1916 |
| Discharged | 11.06.1917 |
Materials
Digitised naturalisation (NAA)
Blog article
Newspaper articles
Mandurah obituary. - South Western Advertiser, Perth, 15 December 1949, p. 8.
From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:
One of the first Russian casualties in the 5th Division [at Armentières] was Martin Renaud, a former seaman from Riga, who received severe head wounds and was evacuated to Australia. This was his first experience of battle and he proved that what he wrote in 1911 after receiving his naturalisation certificate from the Australian authorities was no empty boast: 'I am very proud to count myself as one of yours now and I will try to make myself worthy of it'.